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Mets News and Morning Links - 7/31/2023

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Rene Rivera and Jaylen Palmer.  Mets beat Nationals behind Justin Verlander, Binghamton has The Schwartz, Brooklyn wins, Syracuse and St. Lucie fall as Minor League players get promoted.  

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Box Score: Mets 5 Nationals 2 Brandon Nimmo CF 1 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Francisco Lindor SS 3 for 4, HR (21st), double, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 walk; Jeff McNeil RF-2B 1 for 4, triple, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 1 walk; Pete Alonso 1B 1 for 3, 2 RBIs, 1 walk, 1 K; Brett Baty 3B 1 for 3, 1 walk; Justin Verlander (W,6-5) 5.1 innings, 1 run - earned, 5 hits, 1 walk, 5 Ks; David Peterson 2 innings, 1 run - not earned, 1 hit, 2 Ks; Adam Ottavino 2/3 innings, no runs, no hits, 1 K; Brooks Raley (S,3) 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 walk, 3 Ks;  


  • Mets: Finish the month of July 14-9 with a team ERA of 3.49, the lowest of any month thus far this season.
  • Justin Verlander: Became the 49th pitcher in major league history to reach 250 career wins...Has pitched to a 4-1 record this month with a 1.69 ERA (7 ER/37.1 IP) over six starts...His ERA during July is fifth-lowest in the majors (Min. 25.0 IP)...Lowered his home ERA to 2.28 (14 ER/55.1 IP).
  • Pete Alonso: Put the Mets on the board in the first with an RBI single to left...Also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to right in the third...Alonso is tied for third in the NL with 75 RBI.
  • Jeff McNeil: Drove in a run with an RBI triple down the right field line in the third...Has 13 RBI in his last 24 games...Had 12 RBI over his previous 54 games...Hitting .314 (11-33) with an .814 OPS over his last nine games with a triple, two doubles, six RBI and five runs scored.
  • Francisco Lindor: Launched a solo homer to right in the fourth...Also ripped a double to left center in the third...Has posted a .964 OPS with 27 runs and 17 extra-base hits over his last 36 games...Has homered in consecutive games for the fifth time this season (Last: July 6-7).






NL East Standings:
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB Strk
1Atlanta Braves6736.650--W 3
2Miami Marlins5749.53811.5W 1
3Philadelphia Phillies5649.53312.0L 2
4New York Mets5055.47618.0W 1
5Washington Nationals4462.41524.5L 1
Average5450.522
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 7/31/2023.

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A number of Ex-Mets are in action today:

Phillies (56-49) @ Marlins (57-49), 6:40 pm; PHI: Taijuan Walker (#99, 30, RHP, 11-4, 4.06)

Orioles (64-41) @ Blue Jays (59-47), 7:07 pm; TOR: Chris Bassitt (#40, 34, RHP, 10-5, 3.91)

Reds (58-49) @ Cubs (53-52), 8:05 pm ; CHC: Marcus Stroman (32, RHP, 10-7, 3.51)

Guardians (53-53) @ Astros (59-47), 8:10 pm; CLE: Noah Syndergaard (#34, 30, RHP, 1-4, 7.16)

Padres (52-54) @ Rockies (41-64), 8:40 pm; SDP: Seth Lugo (#67, 33, RHP, 4-5, 3.62)

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Toronto Blue Jays claimed Lee Mazzilli of the New York Mets on waivers on July 31, 1989.

New York Mets traded Rick Aguilera, Dave West, Kevin Tapani, Tim Drummond and Jack Savage to the Minnesota Twins for Frank Viola on July 31, 1989.

New York Mets traded Bret Saberhagen and David Swanson to the Colorado Rockies for Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch on July 31, 1995.

New York Mets traded Bernard Gilkey and Nelson Figueroa to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jorge Fabregas and Willie Blair on July 31, 1998.

New York Mets traded Bill Pulsipher to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Kinkade on July 31, 1998.

New York Mets traded Leo Estrella to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tony Phillips on July 31, 1998.

New York Mets traded Craig Paquette to the St. Louis Cardinals for Shawon Dunston on July 31, 1999.

New York Mets traded Brian McRae, Rigo Beltran and Tom Johnson to the Colorado Rockies for Darryl Hamilton and Chuck McElroy on July 31, 1999.

New York Mets traded Jason Isringhausen and Greg McMichael to the Oakland Athletics for Billy Taylor on July 31, 1999.

New York Mets traded Bobby Jones, Jason Bay and Josh Reynolds to the San Diego Padres for Jason Middlebrook and Steve Reed on July 31, 2002.

New York Mets traded Jay Payton, Mark Corey and Robert Stratton to the Colorado Rockies for John Thomson and Mark Little on July 31, 2002.

New York Mets traded Scott Erickson to the Texas Rangers for Josh Hoffpauir on July 31, 2004.

New York Mets traded Xavier Nady to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Oliver Perez and Roberto Hernandez on July 31, 2006.

New York Mets traded Luis Cessa and Michael Fulmer to the Detroit Tigers for Yoenis Cespedes on July 31, 2015.

New York Mets traded Addison Reed to the Boston Red Sox for Jamie Callahan, Gerson Bautista and Stephen Nogosek on July 31, 2017.

New York Mets claimed Jack Reinheimer on waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 31, 2018.

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1989
On the same day the Blue Jays pick Lee Mazzilli off waivers from the Mets, they trade reliever Jeff Musselman and minor-league pitching prospect Mike Brady in exchange for Mookie Wilson, made expendable when New York obtained Juan Samuel from Philadelphia. After a slow start, Toronto's new outfielder will play a vital role in the team's return to the postseason for the first time since 1985, batting .298 in 54 games.
1989
The Mets obtain Frank Viola, last season's American League Cy Young Award winner, from the Twins for Rick Aguilera, Tim Drummond, Kevin Tapani, Jack Savage, and David West. 'Sweet Music' hits a sour note in New York, posting a 38-32 record in 82 starts with a team which fails to make the playoffs during his 2 1/2 year tenure in the Big Apple.

1995
The Mets trade former two-time Cy Young Award winner right-handed pitcher Bret Saberhagen and left-handed pitcher farmhand Dave Swanson (the player to be named later) to the Rockies for righties Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch.
2006
Carlos Beltran hits his third grand slam within a calendar month, becoming the ninth player to accomplish the feat. The New York center fielder's bases-filled homer is the Mets' sixth, tying the 1996 Expos and 1999 Indians for most by a team in a calendar month.

2016
Wilmer Flores is honored by the Brooklyn Cyclones with a bobblehead, commemorating his emotional roller coaster at the end of July last season. The 23-year-old Venezuelan infielder, falsely believing the Brewers had traded for him, cried on the field, but three days later, hit a walk-off homer to lift the team in a jubilant victory over the division-leading Nationals, beginning a sweep that will put the Mets in first place for the rest of the season.

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1983: In the nitecap of a doubleheader, Pirates rookie Jose DeLeon holds the Mets hitless for 8 1/3 innings before Hubie Brooks singles, but Mets starter Mike Torrez pitches 11 shutout innings himself and New York goes on to win, 1 - 0, in 12 innings. In his previous start, DeLeon had held the Padres hitless for 6 1/3 innings. Mets reliever Jesse Orosco wins both games with four innings of relief in the 11-inning opener, and an inning in the nitecap.

2018: The Nationals set a franchise record for runs by crushing the Mets, 25 - 4. It is also the largest margin of defeat in Mets history. The Nats score 7 runs in the 1st, chasing Steven Matz, then add 3 runs in each of the next four innings and have a 26 - 1 lead in the 9th, when New York scores 3 to make the final tally slightly less humiliating. Daniel Murphy homers twice and drives in 6, Anthony Rendon drives in 4, and Trea Turner has 4 hits, while Tanner Roark, who hits a three-run double himself, is the beneficiary of the offensive largesse.

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